Black History Month - Omar Freilla

Black History Month - Omar Freilla

February 15, 2024

🌿 Celebrating Omar Freilla: Champion of Sustainable Economies

In this edition of our newsletter, we shine a spotlight on Omar Freilla, the visionary founder of U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, Democracy At Work Institute, and the NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives.  With a mission to empower marginalized communities through eco-friendly business ventures, Omar's leadership has been transformative. Through Green Worker Cooperatives, he has pioneered a model that promotes both environmental sustainability and economic justice, fostering a brighter future for all. Let's applaud Omar's dedication to building a more equitable and sustainable world!

#GreenEconomy #CommunityEmpowerment 🌎

Check out Omar's website here:


https://diaspora.coop/

Before there was Omar Freilla, there was....

George Washington Carver


1864-1943

Born a slave, George Washington Carver became an important scientist and perhaps one of America’s most famous Black men at the time. As an agricultural researcher, he is mostly known today for promoting the ubiquitous peanut, which helped replenish the soil in the impoverished south. But he knew about a lot more than just the peanut.

He was a leader in educating farmers about crop rotation and yield. He understood what few others at the time did: the basic interconnectedness between the health of the land and people. He supported many of the concepts of modern environmentalism, believing that we must take care of the earth and all its inhabitants. In his master’s thesis, dated 1894, he wrote that “man must take the initiative in using nature to provide sustainable food systems that will help to alleviate hunger, encourage local participation and activism, and to safeguard and control our local food and water systems.”




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